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Council has ditched the use of chemical herbicides in 60 high profile parks across the Moreton Bay Region to reduce the use of the chemical glyphosate.Instead weeds are now being killed using the power of steam, after Moreton Bay Regional Council purchased a mobile Quik Steam system that can be mounted on the back of a truck to eradicate weeds wherever they pop up.
​www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/News/Media/Steam-Weeding

Chemical firm Bayer is to pay up to $10.9bn (£8.8bn) to settle cancer claims linked to its Roundup weedkiller.
www.bbc.com/news/business-53174513

Do you remember, how the miners used to take a Canary into the mine? When the Canary dropped off its perch because of its high sensitivity to Carbon-monoxide and Methane Gas, the miners heeded the warning, left the mine and thus saved
their lives.Well, Canaries (the highly sensitive, the very young, the elderly, the weak) are dropping off their perches in our community.

Do we heed their warning?
“Cancer rates are rising at a frightening rate”

Pesticide use linked to raising Cancer rates.
“Allergies, Asthma, Headaches, Chronic Fatigue on the rise.”

Pesticide use linked to Allergies, Asthma, Headaches, Chronic Fatigue.
“Onset of Parkinson’s Disease younger and younger.”

Pesticide use linked to Parkinson’s Disease and other Neurological Disorders

The Healthy Environment Group, HEG,  has set out to make our community a safe and wholesome place to live, by rising awareness about the dangers of herbicide and pesticide use by Council and the people of the area and by working with Council to improve their weed control practices.

The HEG proposes Community Standards regarding the dealings between neighbours when it comes to pesticide use. These include notification, consideration and protection.  Read our Community Standards for Private Properties

Please follow us on Twitter to notify and be informed about current council spraying in the Dayboro, Samford
area. At this stage Council does not provide this  information to the community.

Hot off the Press: The city of Toronto, Canada, has banned the use of herbicides and pesticides, including glyphosate, for all cosmetic lawn care,  because of  newest scientific research on alarming health impacts. http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/category/pesticides/index.htm

Follow us on Twitter for updates on pesticide spraying active in the MBRC area.

If you see pesticide spraying in action put it on Twitter and we will retweet you to everyone.